that's why you use specialized software that's made to use on small touchscreens

Is that what everyone is doing? I have a Mac PowerBook with a broken screen and wanted to put it in my car with a Xenarc attached. But If I won't be able to control iTunes etc. with my hands then it's pointless!

Is that what everyone is doing? I have a Mac PowerBook with a broken screen and wanted to put it in my car with a Xenarc attached. But If I won't be able to control iTunes etc. with my hands then it's pointless!

depends on how small your fingers are and your manual dexterity

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I can agree that touchscreens may be a little difficult to work with while bumping around on the road.
But, if the application is well designed it shouldn't be too hard to poke the occasional confirmation, or to supplement most inputs with voice commands.
It sure beats reaching over to a keyboard or using a mouse!
A trackball would have lots of advantages in a car.

This past week I found 3 guys where I work that have gotten the UI thing down VERY well.
In fact, they are causing a minor uproar about what they have achieved in their spare time, compared to 75+ people that get paid to do this stuff!
That's about all I can say for now, but hopefully you will be hearing more about it (and there will be more to say) in the future.

I love your system. I too have been looking at teh Xenarc touchscreens but I'm wondering how useful touching it is going to be - bearing in mind that the res is so high and the screen is so small (7"). I don't know if I'll realistically be able to select mp3s without touching all the wrong stuff!

Was looking to see if I can find space for a 12" screen instead... but it won't be as neat.

The "small screen high res" problem would be solved by my co-worker's software.